Economic Studies
Every Economic Studies metric Pulse tracks — 37 metrics across 8 groups
Study identity
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study type (Asset · Per scenario) | Classifies the study by purpose and rigour, read from document content rather than the title. Example: Feasibility Study Options: scoping, pea, pre_feasibility, feasibility, expansion, optimisation, mine_plan, other | enum | UI column · UI sort | |
| Scenario label (Asset · Per scenario) | The case the figures belong to, as the document names it. Example: $95/lb U3O8 | string | UI column · UI sort | |
| Base case flag (Asset · Per scenario) | Whether this scenario is the study's primary case rather than a sensitivity. Example: True Options: true, false | boolean | UI column · UI sort | |
| Effective date (Asset · Per asset × effective date) | The date the study's economics are stated as of. Example: 2021-02-22 00:00:00 | date | UI column · UI filter · UI sort | |
| Published date (Asset · Per scenario) | Publication date of the document the scenario was extracted from. Example: 2021-02-23 00:00:00 | date | UI column · UI filter · UI sort |
Returns
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPV pre-tax (Asset · Per scenario) | Pre-tax net present value as reported by the study. Example: 5,577,000,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
| NPV post-tax (Asset · Per scenario) | After-tax net present value in the currency and on the basis the study reported. Example: 3,465,000,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
| NPV post-tax (USD, 100% basis) (Asset · Per scenario) | The cross-asset comparable NPV — converted to USD and grossed to a 100% project basis. Example: 2,598,750,000 USD | number | USD (whole units) | UI column · UI sort |
| Discount rate (Asset · Per scenario) | Discount rate the study used to compute its NPV. Example: 0.08 | number | fraction 0–1 (displayed as %) | UI column · UI sort |
| IRR post-tax (Asset · Per scenario) | After-tax internal rate of return for the scenario. Example: 0.52 | number | fraction, typically 0-1 but can exceed 1 for high-margin projects, capped at 10 (displayed as %) | UI column · UI filter · UI sort |
| IRR pre-tax (Asset · Per scenario) | Pre-tax internal rate of return for the scenario. Example: 0.65 | number | fraction, typically 0-1 but can exceed 1 for high-margin projects, capped at 10 (displayed as %) | UI column · UI sort |
| NPV terms (Asset · Per scenario) | Whether the NPV is on a real (constant-dollar) or nominal (inflation-escalated) basis. Example: Real Options: real, nominal | enum | UI column |
Capital cost
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial CapEx (Asset · Per scenario) | Upfront development / build capital as reported. Example: 1,299,900,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
| Initial CapEx (USD, 100% basis) (Asset · Per scenario) | Initial capital normalized to USD on a 100% project basis — the comparable build cost. Example: 974,925,000 USD | number | USD (whole units) | UI column · UI sort |
| Sustaining CapEx (Asset · Per scenario) | Life-of-mine sustaining capital as reported. Example: 362,400,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
| Closure CapEx (Asset · Per scenario) | Closure and reclamation capital as reported. Example: 69,500,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
| Total CapEx (Asset · Per scenario) | Combined life-of-mine capital, kept only when the document states a total. Example: 1,731,800,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the reported currency | UI column · UI sort |
Project parameters
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine life (Asset · Per scenario) | Projected life of mine for the scenario. Example: 11.0 | number | years | UI column · UI sort |
| Payback period (Asset · Per scenario) | Time to recover the initial capital investment. Example: 0.9 | number | years | UI column · UI sort |
| Undiscounted after-tax cash flow (Asset · Per scenario) | Total life-of-mine after-tax cash flow before discounting. Example: 7,012,400,000 CAD | number | Whole units of the NPV currency | UI column · UI sort |
Reporting basis
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CapEx ownership basis (Asset · Per scenario) | Whether the capital figures are the 100% project cost or the reporting company's equity share. Example: 100_percent Options: 100_percent, attributable | enum | UI column | |
| NPV ownership basis (Asset · Per scenario) | Whether the NPV figures are the 100% project figure or the company's equity share. Example: 100_percent Options: 100_percent, attributable | enum | UI column | |
| Ownership interest fraction (Asset · Per scenario) | The reporting company's stake in the project as the study states it. Example: 0.2 | number | fraction 0–1 | — |
| Reporting currency (Asset · Per scenario) | Currency the study reported its capital and NPV figures in. Example: CAD Options: ISO 4217 codes from the seeded currency registry (49 currencies) | enum | — | |
| Study-stated FX rate (Asset · Per scenario) | The USD conversion rate the study itself assumed, when it printed one. Example: 0.75 | number | USD per 1 unit of the reporting currency | — |
Price deck
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priced commodity (Asset · Per scenario × price quote) | Which commodity a price assumption in the scenario's deck refers to. Example: Uranium Options: Commodity registry (Gold, Silver, Copper, Uranium, Lithium, …) | enum | — | |
| Assumed price (Asset · Per scenario × price quote) | The commodity price the scenario's cash-flow model assumes. Example: 50.0 | number | Quote currency per reported denominator | — |
| Priced product (Asset · Per scenario × price quote) | The chemical species the priced product is expressed in, when the study names it. Example: u3o8 Options: u3o8, lce, lhm, spodumene_sc6, … (compound-species registry) | enum | — | |
| Price in USD per kg contained (Asset · Per scenario × price quote) | The price assumption normalized to USD per kilogram of contained element — the comparable figure. Example: 129.99 USD/kg | number | USD/kg of contained element | — |
Provenance & quality
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source document (Asset · Per scenario) | Deep link to the source publication at the page the figures were read from. Example: https://pip-documents-storage-prod.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/raw/sedar/000032993/03176807_759669b52614d7f8.pdf#page=46 | link | UI column | |
| Source count (Asset · Per asset × effective date) | How many distinct publications reported this asset's study for that effective date. Example: 7 sources | string | UI column |
Asset benchmarking
| Metric | Description | Type | Unit | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest study NPV (Asset · Per asset) | Post-tax NPV from the asset's most recent base-case study, in comparable USD. Example: 1,512,000,000 USD | number | USD (whole units) | UI column · UI filter · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP |
| Latest study initial CapEx (Asset · Per asset) | Initial build capital from the asset's most recent base-case study, in comparable USD. Example: 1,584,000,000 USD | number | USD (whole units) | UI column · UI filter · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP |
| Latest study IRR (Asset · Per asset) | Post-tax IRR from the asset's most recent base-case study. Example: 0.25 | number | fraction, typically 0-1 but can exceed 1 for high-margin projects, capped at 10 (displayed as %) | UI column · UI filter · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP |
| NPV-to-CapEx ratio (Asset · Per asset) | Capital efficiency of the headline study — NPV divided by initial CapEx. Example: 0.95 | number | ratio | UI column · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP |
| Latest study type (Asset · Per asset) | Rigour class of the study behind the asset's headline economics. Example: Feasibility Options: scoping, pea, pre_feasibility, feasibility, expansion, optimisation, mine_plan, other | enum | UI column · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP | |
| Latest study date (Asset · Per asset) | Effective date of the study behind the asset's headline economics. Example: 2024-08-01 00:00:00 | date | UI column · UI filter · UI sort · API (v1) · MCP |